European Brand Manager - Downstream Marketing

Stryker France SAS; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global medical device company in Newbury is seeking a skilled professional to manage and drive growth for their SPINE portfolio. This role is focused on developing brand strategies, creating marketing assets, and enhancing brand perception. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in product management or marketing, ideally in the medical device field, and will possess strong analytical and communication skills. This position offers remote, hybrid, or onsite work flexibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience required.
• 3 years experience in Product Management or Marketing.
• Fluent in local language and English.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the pan-European brand expert for the SPINE portfolio.
• Develop annual and long-term brand strategies.
• Create scalable marketing assets and campaigns.

Skills

Presentation Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Project Management

Persuasive Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA

Job description

Work Flexibility

Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

Who we want

• Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.

• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

What you will do

• Serve as the pan-European brand expert, setting strategic direction and driving growth for our SPINE portfolio.

• Define annual and long-term brand strategies aligned with global objectives to achieve growth, profit, and market share targets.

• Develop and distribute scalable marketing assets, campaigns, and best practices for local adaptation.

• Identify internal and external education, engagement, and brand experience opportunities to enhance brand perception.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with local marketers, sales teams, internal stakeholders, and key customers (KOLs).

• Collaborate with marketing teams to create the Annual Marketing Plan and a 3–5 year portfolio roadmap.

• Support country leadership in demand forecasting and work with supply chain partners.

• Manage the regional product life cycle, including launches (phase-in) and phase-outs (PLCM).

• Analyze business performance and brand perception, implementing corrective actions to achieve strategic goals.

• Create Pan European, scalable customer engagement events such as facility tours/events/congresses, hands-on opportunities, and medical education programs

• Manage branding, messaging, positioning, and pricing of assigned brands based on market, customer, and competitive insights

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 5+ years of work experience required

• 3 years experience in Product Management or Marketing

• Spine Experience ideally or else Orthopeadics / Neurosurgery experience

• Fluent in local language and English

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired)

• MBA preferred

• 8+ years medical device or marketing experience preferred

Your profile

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communications skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines

• Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority

• Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies

• Strong ability to adapt and navigate change with ease

Please send your CV in English

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